Enhanced Eco-Friendly Materials from Organosolv and Kraft FibersIn January, WP3.3 Fermentation published an article in Polymers titled “Sustainable materials from organosolv fibers and lignin, kraft fibers and their blends".
8 November 2024 - Maiken Gravdal (VET)PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense. Maiken Gravdal, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Species and benzi…
New research contradicts previous findings on enzymatic degradation of plasticSeveral researchers have tried to find enzymes in nature that can degrade plastic. Such a discovery was published as groundbreaking research in 2022, but now a research team from Norway and the US has…
Human activities in the Sognefjord are reducing the number of sea trout that embark on their journey to the oceanIn her doctoral thesis, Kate Hawley has studied the sea trout in the Norwegian Sognefjord, which is significantly affected by human activities. As a result, fewer fish are venturing out into the open …
Summer Student Research Activity: Extraction of Organic Compounds from Process WaterDuring the summer 2024, with the help of our summer student researcher Ingebjørg Neraas, we investigated conditions for extraction of organic compounds from process water.
Optimizing Sewage Sludge Gasification: Enhancing Conversion with Wood PowderBio4Fuels subproject 4, Gasification Processes, is shortly submitting an article titled “Entrained flow gasification of sewage sludge digestate: experimental and simulation study”.
Gasification of Lignin: Enhancing Syngas Production with Steam and CO2In October, Bio4Fuels subproject 4, Gasification Processes, published an article titled “Numerical simulation of lignin gasification: The role of gasifying agents in entrained-flow reactors”.
Optimizing Lignin Gasification: Effects of Temperature, Steam, and OxygenIn April, Bio4Fuels subproject 4, Gasification Processes, published an article titled “Experimental and simulation studies of oxygen-blown, steam-injected, entrained flow gasification of lignin”.
8 November - Ole Golten (KBM)PhD degree - Public Defence: Ole Golten, Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM) will defend his PhD thesis: «Investigating molecular determinants of lytic polysaccharide monooxygen…
New research can help fight disease outbreaks in farmed salmon without harming the fishReplacing live fish testing with lab models can help fight disease and reduce animal suffering.
